- 19 - name of individual or entity, the amounts that had been either invested in a "phantom CD" or withdrawn from a "phantom CD" and redeposited into the party's account, with dates commencing December 15, 1982, and ending November 3, 1988. By year, the CD schedule indicates that Mr. Gherman had embezzled the following net amounts (withdrawals from accounts of FIP's clients less redeposits to accounts of FIP's clients) from FIP's clients as part of the CD scheme: Withdrawals Redeposits from accounts to accounts Net Year of FIP's clients of FIP's clients amount 1982 $1,480,000.00 -0- $1,480,000.00 1983 1,315,000.00 $685,000.00 630,000.00 1984 2,663,500.00 1,088,500.00 1,575,000.00 1985 1,726,162.52 565,000.00 1,161,162.52 1986 2,305,000.00 552,462.52 1,752,537.48 1987 3,794,500.00 2,086,000.00 1,708,500.00 1988 1,571,000.00 45,700.00 1,525,300.00 Total 14,855,162.52 5,022,662.52 9,832,500.00 Of the $1,525,300 net amount reflected on the CD schedule for calendar year 1988, a total of $155,300 of the withdrawals and redeposits were made on dates after Mr. Gherman fled the United States. The CD schedule was introduced in evidence during the 1988 bankruptcy proceeding. Respondent used the CD schedule to develop the amounts reflected in the notices of deficiency as having been embezzled from FIP's clients on a year-by-year basis. See infra. The CD schedule was prepared from FIP's books and records and from subpoenaed bank records.Page: Previous 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Next
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